Earlier this week, CMTA members Alcoa Fastener Systems and Rings and Keystone Engineering hosted tours with legislators at their facilities to educate them about the value of manufacturing in California and the challenges facing the industry.
Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) visited Alcoa in Newbury Park where she learned about the process the company employs to manufactu ... » More

CMTA puts on an environmental conference/symposium each year in San Diego in conjunction with the Industrial Environmental Association (IEA). This year’s event is scheduled for Thursday, October 29th and Friday, October 30th at the San Diego Convention Center. At the luncheon on the first day, environmental excellence awards are handed out to deserving companies a ... » More

California’s workers’ compensation (WC) premiums continue to grow at double-digit rates declared the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) in its recently released “State of the System” report. WCIRB attributes most of the increase to upward pressure on premiums from rising healthcare costs and the increased number of workers ... » More

Two months from the expected release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new ozone rule, a regulation that could be the most expensive in U.S. history, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is turning up the volume on lawmakers inside and outside the Beltway. They launched a new television ad campaign highlighting the negative impact of the EPA’s propos ... » More